I followed the README build instructions for VS2005. I opened pcbuild.sln in PCbuild8 directory and tried building, and I get the following errors: Warning 1 Command line warning D9035 : option 'Wp64' has been deprecated and will be removed in a future release cl make_buildinfo Warning 2 Command line warning D9035 : option 'Wp64' has been deprecated and will be removed in a future release cl make_versioninfo Warning 3 warning C4005: 'WRITE_RESTRICTED' : macro redefinition c:\program files\microsoft sdks\windows\v6.0a\include\winnt.h 7127 pythoncore Warning 4 warning C4005: 'WRITE_RESTRICTED' : macro redefinition c:\program files\microsoft sdks\windows\v6.0a\include\winnt.h 7127 pythoncore Warning 5 warning C4133: 'function' : incompatible types - from '_typeobject *' to 'PyObject *' c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\_collectionsmodule.c 1113 pythoncore Warning 6 warning C4005: 'WRITE_RESTRICTED' : macro redefinition c:\program files\microsoft sdks\windows\v6.0a\include\winnt.h 7127 pythoncore Warning 7 warning C4018: '>' : signed/unsigned mismatch c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\mmapmodule.c 693 pythoncore Warning 8 warning C4018: '>' : signed/unsigned mismatch c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\mmapmodule.c 834 pythoncore Error 9 fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'db.h': No such file or directory c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\_bsddb.c 90 _bsddb Warning 10 warning LNK4075: ignoring '/EDITANDCONTINUE' due to '/INCREMENTAL:NO' specification _testcapimodule.obj _testcapi Warning 11 warning C4005: 'WRITE_RESTRICTED' : macro redefinition c:\program files\microsoft sdks\windows\v6.0a\include\winnt.h 7127 _socket Error 12 error C2373: 'inet_pton' : redefinition; different type modifiers c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\socketmodule.c 300 _socket Error 13 error C2373: 'inet_ntop' : redefinition; different type modifiers c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\socketmodule.c 301 _socket Error 14 error C2373: 'inet_pton' : redefinition; different type modifiers c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\socketmodule.c 5124 _socket Error 15 error C2373: 'inet_ntop' : redefinition; different type modifiers c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\socketmodule.c 5139 _socket Warning 16 warning LNK4075: ignoring '/EDITANDCONTINUE' due to '/INCREMENTAL:NO' specification winsound.obj winsound Warning 17 warning LNK4075: ignoring '/EDITANDCONTINUE' due to '/INCREMENTAL:NO' specification unicodedata.obj unicodedata Error 18 fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'tcl.h': No such file or directory c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\_tkinter.c 66 _tkinter Error 19 fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'tcl.h': No such file or directory c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\tkappinit.c 16 _tkinter Warning 20 warning LNK4075: ignoring '/EDITANDCONTINUE' due to '/INCREMENTAL:NO' specification selectmodule.obj select Error 21 fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'sqlite3.h': No such file or directory c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\_sqlite\connection.h 33 _sqlite3 Error 22 fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'sqlite3.h': No such file or directory c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\_sqlite\connection.h 33 _sqlite3 Error 23 fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'sqlite3.h': No such file or directory c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\_sqlite\connection.h 33 _sqlite3 Error 24 fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'sqlite3.h': No such file or directory c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\_sqlite\connection.h 33 _sqlite3 Error 25 fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'sqlite3.h': No such file or directory c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\_sqlite\connection.h 33 _sqlite3 Error 26 fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'sqlite3.h': No such file or directory c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\_sqlite\connection.h 33 _sqlite3 Error 27 fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'sqlite3.h': No such file or directory c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\_sqlite\connection.h 33 _sqlite3 Warning 28 warning LNK4075: ignoring '/EDITANDCONTINUE' due to '/INCREMENTAL:NO' specification _msi.obj _msi Warning 29 warning LNK4075: ignoring '/EDITANDCONTINUE' due to '/INCREMENTAL:NO' specification _elementtree.obj _elementtree Warning 30 warning LNK4075: ignoring '/EDITANDCONTINUE' due to '/INCREMENTAL:NO' specification _ctypes_test.obj _ctypes_test Error 31 fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'bzlib.h': No such file or directory c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\bz2module.c 12 bz2 Warning 32 warning C4005: 'WRITE_RESTRICTED' : macro redefinition c:\program files\microsoft sdks\windows\v6.0a\include\winnt.h 7127 _ctypes Warning 33 warning C4005: 'WRITE_RESTRICTED' : macro redefinition c:\program files\microsoft sdks\windows\v6.0a\include\winnt.h 7127 _ctypes Warning 34 warning LNK4075: ignoring '/EDITANDCONTINUE' due to '/INCREMENTAL:NO' specification pyexpat.obj pyexpat Warning 35 warning LNK4075: ignoring '/EDITANDCONTINUE' due to '/INCREMENTAL:NO' specification _ctypes.obj _ctypes </end of errors> Are these solvable problems? Is there something I can do to help? Thanks! Swaroop
This problems are surely solvable. However, I don't think they need to be solved yet. Instead, before we make the next Python release, we decide what VS version to build it with; if it's Orcas, then the PCbuild directory will be updated to contain working project files. Meanwhile, if you want to do something now, feel free to submit a patch, either to PCbuild or PCbuild8. We will not apply that patch, but it would be available for anybody who wants to experiment with beta versions of Microsoft compilers. Regards, Martin
Hi Martin, I completely agree with you. I would like to get it working but would need some guidance on the build system... is there someone whose brains I can pick for this? :) Also, we can mark this issue as 'not a bug'?
Ok, I'm closing this as "won't fix" now. If you want to look for help, ask on comp.lang.python. If you want some of the core developers to resolve this, be patient - in about a year, it should be resolved. If you ever come up with a patch, please submit this as a new report.
